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possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/08/15 10:46
Subsystems: ntfs3
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+262a71e9d2faf8747085@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 650d, last: 24d
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
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[syzbot] [ntfs3?] possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block (2) 0 (1) 2024/08/15 10:46
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:upstream missing-backport 4 C error 559 4h40m 1154d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/29 04:32
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:upstream missing-backport 4 C error 99 1h32m 332d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/27 20:24
upstream possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block ntfs3 4 C error 3111 650d 1317d 27/29 fixed on 2024/08/14 03:44
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:lts-only 4 C done 416 22h21m 1155d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/27 15:11
Last patch testing requests (9)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/16 18:23 38m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 25m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 21m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 19m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 28m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 18m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 05:02 25m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error
2026/03/04 04:52 25m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 04:42 26m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G             L     
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syz.6.6725/24031 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880518d5d08 (&ni->file.run_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: attr_data_get_block+0x225/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:980

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880518d5c60 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1212 [inline]
ffff8880518d5c60 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: attr_data_get_block+0x219/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:979

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #9 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a3/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820
       ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1212 [inline]
       attr_data_get_block+0x219/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:979
       ntfs_file_mmap_prepare+0x5d5/0xa30 fs/ntfs3/file.c:323
       vfs_mmap_prepare include/linux/fs.h:2076 [inline]
       call_mmap_prepare mm/vma.c:2672 [inline]
       __mmap_region mm/vma.c:2755 [inline]
       mmap_region+0xe8f/0x22a0 mm/vma.c:2857
       do_mmap+0xc39/0x10c0 mm/mmap.c:560
       vm_mmap_pgoff+0x2c9/0x4f0 mm/util.c:581
       ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x51e/0x760 mm/mmap.c:606
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #8 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
       __might_fault+0xcb/0x130 mm/memory.c:7324
       _inline_copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:169 [inline]
       _copy_from_user+0x28/0xb0 lib/usercopy.c:18
       copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:223 [inline]
       csum_and_copy_from_user include/net/checksum.h:31 [inline]
       copy_from_user_iter_csum net/core/skbuff.c:7402 [inline]
       iterate_ubuf include/linux/iov_iter.h:30 [inline]
       iterate_and_advance2 include/linux/iov_iter.h:302 [inline]
       csum_and_copy_from_iter_full+0x1e7/0x1f00 net/core/skbuff.c:7414
       ip_generic_getfrag+0x149/0x2d0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:942
       __ip6_append_data+0x3902/0x3e90 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1733
       ip6_append_data+0x10f/0x280 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1886
       rawv6_sendmsg+0x12d3/0x18e0 net/ipv6/raw.c:913
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x80a/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2698
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2752
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2784 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2789 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2787 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2787
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #7 (sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_sock_nested+0x41/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3783
       lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline]
       inet_shutdown+0x6a/0x390 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:915
       nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0x2e9/0x560 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
       sock_shutdown+0x15e/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:411
       nbd_clear_sock+0x24/0x170 drivers/block/nbd.c:1427
       nbd_config_put+0x2dd/0x580 drivers/block/nbd.c:1451
       nbd_genl_connect+0x19d5/0x1cf0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2248
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x75c/0x8e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2698
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2752
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2784 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2789 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2787 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2787
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a3/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x37b/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa40 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2742 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x7b7/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2358
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2502
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4107
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1017 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:724
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xb1/0x960 block/partitions/acorn.c:356
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:143 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:591 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x817/0x1770 block/partitions/core.c:695
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:756
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:965
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:947
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1079
       do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4858
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4887
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1364
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1381
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a3/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820
       nbd_queue_rq+0xc6/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa40 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2742 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x7b7/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2358
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2502
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4107
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1017 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:724
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xb1/0x960 block/partitions/acorn.c:356
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:143 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:591 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x817/0x1770 block/partitions/core.c:695
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:756
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:965
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:947
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1079
       do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4858
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4887
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1364
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1381
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xca/0x300 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1481
       elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7a0 block/elevator.c:576
       elevator_change+0x2cc/0x450 block/elevator.c:681
       elevator_set_default+0x36c/0x430 block/elevator.c:754
       blk_register_queue+0x3e9/0x4e0 block/blk-sysfs.c:987
       __add_disk+0x677/0xd50 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x480 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:794 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x72c/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1392
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1454
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1470
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1703
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1593
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a3/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820
       elevator_change+0x1b3/0x450 block/elevator.c:679
       elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769
       blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5131 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5176 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5e7/0x1a60 block/blk-mq.c:5241
       nbd_start_device+0x17f/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1489
       nbd_genl_connect+0x165b/0x1cf0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2239
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x75c/0x8e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2698
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2752
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2784 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2789 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2787 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2787
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#51){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_alloc_queue+0x546/0x680 block/blk-core.c:461
       blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4450 [inline]
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x197/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4497
       nbd_dev_add+0x499/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1954
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1392
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1454
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1470
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1703
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1593
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4325 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4339
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4875 [inline]
       __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5294 [inline]
       __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x9d/0x7b0 mm/slub.c:5403
       kmemdup_noprof+0x2b/0x70 mm/util.c:138
       kmemdup_noprof include/linux/fortify-string.h:763 [inline]
       attr_data_get_block_locked+0xd01/0x2590 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:1045
       attr_data_get_block+0x250/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:982
       ntfs_iomap_begin+0x55b/0xfd0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:774
       iomap_iter+0x600/0xf90 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
       iomap_read_folio+0x328/0x680 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:600
       ntfs_read_folio+0x3f0/0x4b0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:653
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2502
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4107
       do_read_cache_page mm/filemap.c:4173 [inline]
       read_cache_page+0x5d/0x170 mm/filemap.c:4182
       read_mapping_page include/linux/pagemap.h:1011 [inline]
       inode_read_data+0xa8/0x3a0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:1072
       ntfs_fill_super+0x392c/0x4580 fs/ntfs3/super.c:1578
       get_tree_bdev_flags+0x431/0x4f0 fs/super.c:1694
       vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2a0 fs/super.c:1754
       fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1193 [inline]
       do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3758 [inline]
       do_new_mount+0x341/0xd30 fs/namespace.c:3834
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:4167 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4383 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4360
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&ni->file.run_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
       attr_data_get_block+0x225/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:980
       ntfs_iomap_begin+0x55b/0xfd0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:774
       iomap_iter+0x600/0xf90 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
       __iomap_dio_rw+0x1360/0x1e40 fs/iomap/direct-io.c:806
       iomap_dio_rw+0x45/0xb0 fs/iomap/direct-io.c:901
       ntfs_file_read_iter+0x780/0x9b0 fs/ntfs3/file.c:883
       new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:493 [inline]
       vfs_read+0x582/0xa70 fs/read_write.c:574
       ksys_read+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:717
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ni->file.run_lock --> &mm->mmap_lock --> &ni->ni_lock/5

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
                               lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
                               lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
  lock(&ni->file.run_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.6.6725/24031:
 #0: ffff88807b087b30 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x246/0x320 fs/file.c:1261
 #1: ffff8880518d5ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1044 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880518d5ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){++++}-{4:4}, at: ntfs_file_read_iter+0x533/0x9b0 fs/ntfs3/file.c:861
 #2: ffff8880518d5c60 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1212 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880518d5c60 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: attr_data_get_block+0x219/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:979

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24031 Comm: syz.6.6725 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
 attr_data_get_block+0x225/0x310 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:980
 ntfs_iomap_begin+0x55b/0xfd0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:774
 iomap_iter+0x600/0xf90 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
 __iomap_dio_rw+0x1360/0x1e40 fs/iomap/direct-io.c:806
 iomap_dio_rw+0x45/0xb0 fs/iomap/direct-io.c:901
 ntfs_file_read_iter+0x780/0x9b0 fs/ntfs3/file.c:883
 new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:493 [inline]
 vfs_read+0x582/0xa70 fs/read_write.c:574
 ksys_read+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:717
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f3b2f19cdd9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f3b30099028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f3b2f415fa0 RCX: 00007f3b2f19cdd9
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000200000002400 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f3b2f232d69 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f3b2f416038 R14: 00007f3b2f415fa0 R15: 00007ffcc2fa9038
 </TASK>

Crashes (3710):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/05/02 11:07 upstream f1a5e78a55eb a0d91488 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/04/16 16:30 upstream 1d51b370a0f8 321ae225 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/18 04:37 upstream c22e26bd0906 39751c21 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 18:29 upstream 970296997869 39751c21 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 16:33 upstream c22e26bd0906 06ec4f7b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 11:38 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 08:21 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 04:37 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 03:45 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 01:46 upstream 57d76ceccee4 5d52cba5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/16 06:16 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 23:54 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 20:02 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 18:52 upstream bb7a3fc2c976 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 00:42 upstream ca4ee40bf13d 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 15:23 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 14:11 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 11:29 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/13 17:48 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/12 11:57 upstream c22e26bd0906 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/11 03:25 upstream dc855b77719f 441e25b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 22:47 upstream 72c395024dac 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 14:43 upstream 72c395024dac 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 14:42 upstream 72c395024dac 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 09:21 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 02:55 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/10 00:35 upstream 05f7e89ab973 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/09 03:28 upstream e98f34af6116 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/08 16:09 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/07 20:38 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/07 03:18 upstream 2687c848e578 f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/06 16:04 upstream b7ff7151e653 97745f52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/06 10:24 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/06 00:09 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/05 10:35 upstream f14faaf3a1fb 4936e85c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/05 08:28 upstream f14faaf3a1fb ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/05 04:22 upstream f14faaf3a1fb ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/05 02:47 upstream 5fd0a1df5d05 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/04 14:49 upstream 5fd0a1df5d05 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/04 13:15 upstream 5fd0a1df5d05 42b01fab .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/03 23:38 upstream de0674d9bc69 42b01fab .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/03 11:12 upstream 6bd9ed02871f 6df4c87a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/03 01:54 upstream dee65f79364c d78927dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/02 23:26 upstream dee65f79364c d78927dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/02 11:41 upstream 18f7fcd5e69a 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/01 11:37 upstream 162b42445b58 6b8752f2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/01 02:35 upstream 162b42445b58 6b8752f2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/01/31 21:37 upstream ad9a728a3388 35764559 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/02/24 08:11 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/09/13 10:33 upstream fdf042df0463 73e8a465 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/28 04:07 upstream 3ec3f5fc4a91 6c853ff9 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/28 02:49 upstream 3ec3f5fc4a91 6c853ff9 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1] [mounted in repro #2] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/15 01:11 upstream 9d5906799f7d e6b88e20 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/01/18 04:51 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/11/18 06:04 upstream e7c375b18160 ef766cd7 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/01/02 13:59 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/08 18:30 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/05 01:45 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/04 09:38 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 42b01fab .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/02 10:38 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/10/11 19:54 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci bf45a62baffc ff1712fe .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.